Cook Eat Run
37 episodes - English - Latest episode: 25 days ago -Cook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. I believe that nutrition shouldn't be complicated, this podcast brings you evidence based nutrition advice specifically for runners. Everything you wanted to know but weren't sure who to ask. Plus everyday runners achieving amazing things, from couch-to-5K through to multi-stage ultra marathoners.
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Fueling the Distance: Mastering Carb Loading for Marathon Season
April 05, 2024 01:00 - 37 minutes - 51.1 MBEver hit the dreaded wall during a marathon? In this episode expert guest Meghann Featherstun from Featherstone Nutrition breaks down carb loading, the game-changing strategy that can help you avoid that fate. Charlie and Meghann emphasise the significance of sufficient carbohydrate intake to sustain energy levels during endurance activities and dispel the misconceptions surrounding carb consumption. Meghann provides insights into the mental and physical benefits of carb loading and addres...
Fuelling Your marathon: The Ultimate Guide to Energy Gels & Hydration
March 29, 2024 01:00 - 21 minutes - 29.1 MBIn this episode of Cook Eat Run, we're stripping things back to the essentials with a comprehensive guide on how to fuel your runs effectively. Whether you're a marathon newbie or a seasoned pavement pounder, we've all faced the conundrum of what to munch on. No more Haribo and Lucozade Light - Charlie’s come a long way since then! She’s here to share the lessons learned from her own trial and error – so you can skip straight to the success part. Charlie spills the beans on how she taste-te...
The return of Cook Eat Run, with XMiles
March 27, 2024 01:00 - 1 minute - 1.93 MBThe Cook Eat Run Podcast is back! Join Charlie Watson (@therunnerbeans) and learn how to fuel your runs, feed your body, and sprint into the world of sports nutrition in this brand new series, now in partnership with XMiles - the one stop nutrition shop. In this season, Charlie is unwrapping the secrets of marathon fueling strategies, diving into the details of what keeps you going mile after mile. Make sure you’re subscribed so you don’t miss upcoming episodes featuring interviews with ...
Lets Talk Egg Freezing & IVF
February 21, 2021 17:18 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBThis chatty episode with Evgenia Koroleva, ultramarathoner, founder of OneLDN and creator of The Curve Transformation (the first Female Body Transformation program designed for you around your menstrual cycle). At 34 Evgenia decided to freeze her eggs to give her options, 'options to have babies later in life, for those of us who are still keen to pursue our careers; options to adult a little bit later; options to not settle for a partner who is less that what we deserve and options to have ...
Could slowing down help you run faster?
February 14, 2021 06:20 - 53 minutes - 73.4 MBRunning coach and the runner behind Run to the Finish, Amanda Brooks chats about her experience with Low Heart Rate training, how slowing down can help you run faster (especially over half-marathon, marathon and ultra distances!) and the best way to get started. We discuss the pros and cons of LHR training, the best HR monitors and why now could be the perfect time to give it a go! Click here to find out more about the Run to the Finish online group running group and 1:1 run coaching wit...
Could slowing down help you run faster?
February 14, 2021 05:20 - 53 minutes - 49 MBRunning coach and the runner behind Run to the Finish, Amanda Brooks chats about her experience with Low Heart Rate training, how slowing down can help you run faster (especially over half-marathon, marathon and ultra distances!) and the best way to get started. We discuss the pros and cons of LHR training, the best HR monitors and why now could be the perfect time to give it a go! Click here to find out more about the Run to the Finish online group running group and 1:1 run coaching wit...
The Benefits of Running with Others
January 31, 2021 06:31 - 51 minutes - 47.1 MBWe're missing running clubs, group runs, parkrun and races... but there's more to the running community than just the accountability we get from running with others. In this episode I chat with Mark West (@run4mh) and Mark Speed from Runners Need about group running and why it's such an important part of their running journey. We chat about; virtual races marathons mental health parkrun the benefits of running with others how to find people to run with Run Talk Run running af...
NHS ICU Physio & 2.37 Marathoner Anna Boniface
January 25, 2021 11:15 - 45 minutes - 41.5 MBAnna Boniface is an NHS ICU physio working with COVID patients during the day, and trains as an elite runner outside of her day job. She ran a 2.37 at the London Marathon in 2017, finishing as the first non-elite woman and later represented England at the Toronto Marathon. We chat about; keeping easy runs easy REDS and eating disorders coming back from injury life on the ICU wards If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to Cook Eat Run and leave a rating and review. This epi...
Is Running Bad for Your Knees?
January 17, 2021 06:37 - 46 minutes - 42.7 MBHow many times have you been told, 'stop running, it's bad for your knees'? I get to the bottom of this, plus chat about how we as runners can protect our bone and joint health as we train (and age!) with Osteopath Rebecca from Balanced Osteopathy, and Sophia, an NHS Registered Dietitian. What should we be eating for optimum bone health? How can we avoid and treat shin splints? Should we be worried if our joints click when we exercise? What supplements should we be taking? Runner...
Trail Running & Wild Swimming
January 10, 2021 00:30 - 52 minutes - 47.7 MBElise Downing ran 5000 miles around Great Britain carrying everything she needed on her back in 2015, and although her adventures have been a little closer to home since then, they have taken her to trails, rivers and lakes across the UK. In this episode she shares how to she prepared (or rather, didn't) for her epic run, shares her top kit picks including Ultimate Direction Fast Pack Running Jackets Trail shoes Follow Elise at @elisecdowning and www.elisedowning.com Would love y...
Ultra Running with Sophie Power
January 03, 2021 05:04 - 51 minutes - 47 MBIf you have no intention of running an ultra marathon...don't speak to Sophie Power. Chatting with her will inspire you, help you trust in yourself and believe that you can achieve anything you want! Sophie became world famous when a photo of her breastfeeding her 3 month old son during the UTMB race went viral. In this episode she shared the message she wanted to convey with this photo, why she's so keen to get women to partake in ultra races and how she balances motherhood, work and traini...
Injury Prevention for Runners
December 27, 2020 06:08 - 52 minutes - 47.6 MBI chat with Head of Running at Digme Fitness on his approach to training, his recommendations for creating a training plan to help you become the strongest runner you can be. We chat about what strength training we should be doing, common training mistakes in newbie (and veteran) runners and how we can all adapt to the current situation. Ben talks about how he got his start in fitness at Virgin Active as a PT 12 years ago, before working with Joe Wicks at The Body Coach writing workouts an...
What Sports Bra is Best for Running?
December 20, 2020 00:30 - 32 minutes - 30.2 MBI am so passionate about women wearing the right sports bra to run...too many are wearing the wrong size, wrong support level or worse still...having to double up on bras to run! I chat with Helen Spalton Brooks Running Apparel Merchandising Manager EMEA and Jessie Watts, Runners Need clothing and accessories buyer to share their expertise to help you pick the right bra for you! How to Buy a Sports Bra for Running Brooks Running Bra Finder Follow charlie @therunnerbeans I would love ...
The Best Diets for Runners?
December 13, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 57.8 MBShould you try a keto diet to make you run faster? Or perhaps go gluten free? NHS Registered Dietitians Caroline and Elisabeth from Fight the Fads, chat through the most common diets followed by runners, and explain the pros and cons of each. They dispel myths and fads with science, helping runners make more informed dietary choices in this episode. Find them at Fightthefads.com and on instagram @fightthefads Follow Charlie at www.therunnerbeans.com and on instagram @therunnerbeans Plea...
Coming back from failure to earn a Boston Qualifier
December 06, 2020 04:08 - 49 minutes - 44.9 MBTeal Gove is a Canadian runner and Lululemon ambassador, she works for Hockey Canada and is one of my favourite people to follow online. Her journey to running a Boston Qualifier has been incredibly inspiring for me, and I hope that by sharing her story, you will be motivated and inspired too. Teal ran her first marathon in 2016, and not long after, the BQ dream was born. After 3 further attempts, she finally earned her first BQ, 3.31.25... except that it wasn't quite the unicorn she hoped...
How to Stop Relying on Motivation to Achieve Your Goals
December 02, 2020 07:22 - 42 minutes - 19.5 MBFeel your motivation has been waning over the last few months? Struggling without races on the calendar, or with life stress (yep, a global pandemic is pretty stressful!)? Chatting with Relentless Runners coach Toni Kengor about how we can stop relying on motivation to achieve our running goals. How to create a routine, stay focused and continue to enjoy running, despite everything else going on! •this episode contains expletives Please subscribe, rate and review the podcast wherever y...
Strength training for runners with Tashi Skervin-Clarke
November 29, 2020 00:30 - 56 minutes - 51.8 MBHands up who needs more help (and motivation) with their strength training? Runner, personal trainer and founder of The TSC Method, Tashi Skervin-Clarke shares simple training advice and quick routines that we all should have time for (including a leg workout and a core workout anyone can follow!). Tashi keeps it real with honesty around her first marathon, training and feeling the cold (to put it lightly!) This week's episode is sponsored by Runners Need and Brooks Running UK. Follow Ta...
Bonus Episode: The Coffee & Beans Book Club - The Rise of the Ultra Runners by Adharanand Finn
November 27, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 59.1 MBOn Season 2 of the Cook Eat Run Podcast we are introducing a Book Club with James Dunn (Morning Coffee Run), which has been affectionately called the Coffee and Beans Book Club. We are kicking it off with Adharanand Finn’s book The Rise of the Ultra Runners and this episode is James and I discussing the book with the author and posing the club’s questions to him. Adharanand is a freelance journalist, an editor at the Guardian and the author of award winning books; Running with the Kenyans,...
Running Happy with Claire Butters and Rich Solomon
November 22, 2020 00:30 - 1 hour - 68.7 MB'Being open with the fact that I'm really struggling, any post that I've said I'm struggling or having difficulty with motivation, when I've been brutally honest...you get so many DMs, so many comments from people saying I'm in the same boat. It's going to be alright. Lets motivate each other...you are not alone' - Rich Solomon Kicking off Season 2 of the Cook Eat Run podcast talking about mental health and running, why running right now is just...different, and what Run Happy means to Ric...
How to Run Faster with Becs Gentry
June 14, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBBecs Gentry chats through her own journey into running, winning the Speed Project and how she took her marathon time from 3.29 to 2.37. Plus how we can use the Peloton app outdoor runs, treadmill classes and marathon training plan to run faster, further and stronger. Follow Becs on instagram here and do try one of her Peloton running workouts on the app! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Intuitive Eating for Runners
June 07, 2020 02:00 - 48 minutes - 44.8 MBThis episode discusses when intuitive eating could benefit runners and when it might not be the best strategy. I discuss the ins and outs with Registered Dietitian, blogger and runner Anne Mauney of Fannetastic Food. Some of the resources we talk about in the show... Nutrition for Runners program -- https://strengthrunning.com/nutrition Joyful Eating (intuitive eating 101) Program -- https://www.joyfuleatingprogram.com/ Nut butter stuffed salty dates (great long run fuel) -- https://ww...
How to Fuel for Your Run...
May 31, 2020 02:00 - 46 minutes - 42.4 MBAlex Cook, aka The Sports Dietitian, joins me on the podcast for this episode Alex is an ultra runner, a UKA Athletics Coach and a Salomon Ambassador. We are going to be talking about pre-Run fuelling: how to fuel for our long runs, for our workouts and for whatever activities we are undertaking but with a running focus. We discuss how I can change my own fueling habits, if you should run fasted and what to do if you have a sensitive stomach. Find Alex on IG at The Sports Dietitian. H...
Charlotte Purdue
May 24, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutes - 39.6 MBThis week I chat with British elite runner Charlotte Purdue, she chats about her running motivation, how she's training through lockdown, future goals and races. Plus we discuss her coaching business, Purdue Performance, people that inspire and motivate her, and just how much washing an elite runner has to do. Find Charlotte on instagram and at Purdue Performance The runner's who inspire her are Sinaed Diver and Eloise Wellings - give them a follow for added inspiration! Hosted on Aca...
Ice Ultras and Marathon des Sables with Holly Saunders
May 17, 2020 02:00 - 43 minutes - 40.1 MBI chat with Holly Saunders about how she started running, trained for Marathon des Sables without leaving London (or using a heat chamber) and how she became the female winner of the coldest ultra on earth this year! Holly and I were at school together, and safe to say neither of us used to enjoy running as part of our hockey training. However Holly has now completed multiple marathons and ultra marathons for charity since leaving the British Army. Hope you enjoy our chat! Hosted on A...
Running Motivation with Marathon Marcus
May 10, 2020 02:00 - 39 minutes - 36.4 MBI chatted with Marcus Brown aka Marathon Marcus about how he's changed his mindset and training to cut 2 hours off his marathon time, how he's coping with life in lockdown and his future goals. Marcus has transformed from a 5 hour marathoner to a runner knocking on the door of a sub 3 hour 26.2. He balances running with a full time job, two kids and a blog/IG/podcast on the side. This guy is superman! Give it a listen and let us know what you think This episode is sponsored by Runner's Nee...
Supplements for Runners
May 03, 2020 02:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBI chat with Anna Hardman, the fitness dietitian, about whether runners could benefit from taking supplements. We chat about the most common supplements including Vitamin C, Omega 3 and Vitamin D, as well as those that have been talked about more recently for anti-inflammatory or performance enhancing benefits, including CBD, Turmeric, beetroot and BCAAs. I learned so much during this discussion and hope you will too. This episode is sponsored by Runner's Need - using the code 'therunnerbea...
Couch to 5K: Beginner Runners Share Their Experience
April 26, 2020 02:00 - 38 minutes - 35.4 MBHow do you even start running? It seems to daunting! This week’s episode follows three runners on their Couch to 5K journey. The Couch to 5K is a running plan that builds up gradually from zero to running 30 minutes or a 5K at the end of nine weeks. There are a couple of different options for the App. The most popular in the U.K. is the NHS Couch to 5K Nine Week Programme which takes you from a sixty second run to a thirty minute run by the end of the programme. We talk about what leve...
Stress Eating...How Food Impacts Our Mood & Mental Health
April 19, 2020 02:00 - 38 minutes - 35.1 MBNOTE - This was recorded prior to Coronavirus Lockdown. This episode focuses on food and nutrition in mental health and how it all links together. I chat with Tanya Kumar, a Registered Performance Nutritionist, she also has a BSc in Sport and Exercise Science plus a Masters in Sports and Exercise Nutrition. She has worked for top level athletes including professional boxers, golfers, cyclists and footballers. In her spare time, she puts all this into practice by climbing, running, boxing, ...
Episode 7
April 12, 2020 03:00 - 40 minutes - 55.6 MBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. For information regarding your data privacy, visit Acast.com/privacy
Plant Based Running with Tom Hollis RD and Olivia Mason
April 12, 2020 02:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBThis episode talks about why plant based doesn't necessarily mean vegan or vegetarian, what supplements people following a plant based diet might want to look into plus reasons for becoming more plant based in today's society. I chat with Tom Hollis, a Registered Dietitian working for the NHS as an ITU (Intensive Treatment Unit) Specialist, and Olivia Mason a final year Dietetics student, ASICS front runner and Ultra marathoner. Can you get enough protein from a plant based diet? Should...
Protein and Recovery for Runners
April 05, 2020 02:00 - 50 minutes - 46.6 MBToday my guests are Faye Townsend and Luke Kellaway. Faye is a Registered Associate Nutritionist working at the Rhitrition Clinic in Harley Street within the NHS with pre diabetic patients. She is currently training to be a Registered Sports Nutritionist. Luke is a Chartered Physiotherapist with a post grad qualification in Sports Physio, with a special interest in hips and tendons. He is currently setting up his own clinic in SW London whilst working for an independent provider within the N...
Carbohydrates & Gluten for Runners
March 29, 2020 02:00 - 40 minutes - 37.1 MBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. This week's episode is with Micah (nutritionxkitchen). a dietitian, a runner and recipe writer, and Lucy Harrison who is an Art Director, a celiac and a runner. Can you tell the theme of the podcast?! Today we are talking about carbs and gluten. I’ve asked Micah in to talk about the nutrition side of things, and to delve into w...
How to fuel for a marathon with Sports Nutritionist Anita Bean
March 22, 2020 03:00 - 53 minutes - 49.2 MBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. What to eat on a long run, and when to start fueling during a marathon. Gels vs Real food. Do you need to take caffeine during a marathon? And what about electrolytes... This week on the podcast I am talking to Anita Bean about something I’ve got very wrong in the past, on the run fuelling. With everything going on in the world...
Sustainable Running & Races
March 18, 2020 03:00 - 32 minutes - 29.8 MBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. On this episode I talk to Persephone Deacon-Cole from the Royal Parks Half and Andrew Wood at Runner's Need about how we, as runners, can make more sustainable choices when it comes to races, running kit and run commuting. How to run the Royal Parks Half for charity - https://royalparkshalf.com/charities-list/ Read my Royal Pa...
How to avoid Runner's Trots...Gut Health and Fibre with RD Kaitlin Colucci
March 15, 2020 03:00 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. This week's podcast episode is with Kaitlin Colucci, a Registered Dietitian, a gut health and FODMAP specialist, we talk about how runner's can improve their gut health, the impact of our gut on overall health and how much fibre we really need in our diets (and pre race!). Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more infor...
Post-Run fueling with Registered Nutritionist Laura Matthews
March 08, 2020 03:00 - 39 minutes - 36 MBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. On this episode I chat with Laura Matthews, a Registered Nutritionist, Personal Trainer and also a Sports Nutrition Advisor about POST RUN FUELING. What to eat after a run, why it's so important to refuel and what elite runner's like Steph Twell actually eat during their training! Laura answers questions like do we actually need...
Cook Eat Run Trailer
February 27, 2020 15:26 - 38 seconds - 586 KBCook Eat Run, a podcast that talks to runners about real food. Hosted by Charlie Watson; Registered Dietitian, author of Cook Eat Run, and thirteen time marathoner. I believe that nutrition shouldn't be complicated, this podcast brings you evidence based nutrition advice specifically for runners. Everything you wanted to know but weren't sure who to ask. Plus everyday runners achieving amazing things, from couch-to-5K through to multi-stage ultra marathoners. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/...